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Coelocaulus davidsoni

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Hormotomidae

Taxonomy
Murchisonia davidsoni was named by Oehlert (1877). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Saint-Roch quarry, north of Saint Ouen-des-Toitsand, which is in a Pragian carbonate limestone in the Saint Céneré Formation of France. It is the type species of Coelocaulus, Coelidium.

It was recombined as Coelidium davidsoni by Clarke and Ruedemann (1903); it was recombined as Coelocaulus davidsoni by Oehlert and Oehlert (1888), HornĂ½ (1952), Heidelberger (2001), Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Murchisonia davidsoni Oehlert
1888Coelocaulus davidsoni Oehlert and Oehlert
1903Coelidium davidsoni Clarke and Ruedemann p. 67
1952Coelocaulus davidsoni HornĂ½ p. 19
2001Coelocaulus davidsoni Heidelberger p. 155
2023Coelocaulus davidsoni Wagner p. 4312

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyMurchisonioidea()
familyHormotomidae
genusCoelocaulus
speciesdavidsoni()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Coelocaulus davidsoni Oehlert 1877
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2009-06-06 07:31:18
Modified: 2009-06-06 09:31:18
Source: g = genus, superf = superfamily, o = order
References: Hendy 2009, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Pragian or 413.02000 to 410.62000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pragian413.02 - 410.62France Murchisonia davidsoni (157340)